“Bring them hither to me.”

— Jesus

14:18 http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/k/kjv/kjv-idx?type=DIV1&byte=4380943 (KJV) Said about the loaves and fishes.
New Testament, Gospel of Matthew, Chapters 13–16

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Context: Demosthenes: Do you dare to accuse wine of clouding the reason? Quote me more marvellous effects than those of wine. Look! when a man drinks, he is rich, everything he touches succeeds, he gains lawsuits, is happy and helps his friends. Come, bring hither quick a flagon of wine, that I may soak my brain and get an ingenious idea.
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